All Articles Tagged As: crystals

Tiny Particles Solve Big Problems (6/10/2008)

Cutting edge nanotechnology research at North Carolina State University is leading to advances in everything from revitalizing HIV drugs to creating harder, stronger nanocrystalline iron that can really take the heat. ...> Full Article

Breakthrough results in super-hard nanocrystalline iron that can take the heat (5/30/2008)

Researchers have created a substance far stronger and harder than conventional iron, and which retains these properties under extremely high temperatures - opening the door to a wide variety of potential applications, such as engine components that are exposed to high stress and high temperatures. ...> Full Article

Graphene-based gadgets may be just years away (5/3/2008)

Researchers have produced tiny liquid crystal devices with electrodes made from graphene - an exciting development that could lead to computer and TV displays based on this technology. ...> Full Article

Researchers Mimic Bacteria To Produce Magnetic Nanoparticles (4/15/2008)

Researchers are mimicking bacteria to synthesize magnetic nanoparticles that could be used for drug targeting and delivery ...> Full Article

Researchers achieve dramatic increase in thermoelectric efficiency (3/23/2008)

Nanotech advance heralds new era in heating, cooling and power generation ...> Full Article

Measurement technique probes surface structure of gold nanocrystals (3/12/2008)

Researchers have demonstrated a sensitive probe that can identify and characterize the atomic structure of gold and other nanocrystalline materials ...> Full Article

Nanoswitches Toggled by Light (3/7/2008)

Ultrafast electron microscopy reveals switchable nanochannels in materials ...> Full Article

Rounding up gases, nano style (2/3/2008)

Chemists unveil new process for capturing and storing gas. Potential spin-offs include improvements to greenhouse gas management and fuel cell development. ...> Full Article

Iridescence workshop promotes nanotech in nature (1/19/2008)

The phrase "sex sells" takes on special significance when scientists and students gather. While nature's showiest subjects step out to promote reproductive success and survival with bright colors, flash and iridescence in feathers, scales, petals and wings, biologists, physicists, behaviorists and materials scientists will delve into what's behind all the bling at a workshop on "Iridescence" to be held Feb. 6-9 at ASU's Tempe campus. ...> Full Article

Sol-gel inks produce complex shapes with nanoscale features (10/12/2007)

New sol-gel inks can be printed into patterns to produce three-dimensional structures of metal oxides with nanoscale features. ...> Full Article